Encyclopedia of Food Security and Sustainability

ISBN: 9780128126875 出版年：2018 页码：1,864 Elsevier Science_RW

The Encyclopedia of Food Security and Sustainability covers the hottest topics in the science of food sustainability, providing a synopsis of the path society is on to secure food for a growing population. It investigates the focal issue of sustainable food production in relation to the effects of global change on food resources, biodiversity and global food security. This collection of methodological approaches and knowledge derived from expert authors around the world offers the research community, food industry, scientists and students with the knowledge to relate to, and report on, the novel challenges of food production and sustainability. This comprehensive encyclopedia will act as a platform to show how an interdisciplinary approach and closer collaboration between the scientific and industrial communities is necessary to strengthen our existing capacity to generate and share research data.Offers readers a 鈥榦ne-stop鈥?resource on the topic of food security and sustainability Contains articles split into sections based on the various dimensions of Food Security and Food SustainabilityWritten by academics and practitioners from various fields and regions with a 鈥渇arm to fork聰 understanding Includes concise and accessible chapters, providing an authoritative introduction for non-specialists and readers from undergraduate level upwards, as well as up-to-date foundational content for those familiar with the field